Here's why mystery radars have appeared on Morecambe prom
Rapidar Radar monitoring stations have been installed this week on the Stone Jetty in Morecambe and close to the shore near to the Venus and Cupid at Scalestones Point.
A spokesman for Lancaster City Council said: “The radars will be monitoring the wave motion and sediment transfer along our coastline so we can find out more about natural coastal processes along our shores.
“There are sections along the coast that are more vulnerable than others, and the monitoring stations will help our engineers build better understanding of coastal processes in these more fragile areas.
“As coastal protection authority, the information collected will enable us to tackle coastal erosion, risk of any flooding from the sea and to safeguard our coastline.”
This is part of a project involving Lancaster City Council, the University of Liverpool, the National Oceanography Centre, Marlan Maritime Technologies in Liverpool and NERC - the National Environment Research Council.